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New way to get kids to eat healthy
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Joan Denoo Sep 18. 2 Replies 2 Likes
Broccoli v. French fries: Appealing to teens' impulse to rebel can curb unhealthy eating...young teens have a…Continue
Kids as video game addicts
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by James Sep 4. 4 Replies 2 Likes
…your kid’s brain on Minecraft looks like a brain on drugs.…Continue
Tags: video game addiction
Beware of bouncy houses when it's hot
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Aug 2. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Bouncy houses are actually bubbles of dangerous, megahot air…Continue
Tags: bouncy castles, children, outdoor recreation
How To Explain Climate Change To Kids
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Grinning Cat Jun 21. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Brain injuries during youth sports can predispose for homelessness
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Grinning Cat Jun 8. 3 Replies 2 Likes
A traumatic brain injury sustained in childhood or early teenage years could predispose someone to homelessness as an adult.Dr. Topolovec-Vranic looked at data on 111 homeless men aged 27 to 81 years…Continue
Tags: homeless, childhood brain injury
Kids Eat Less, Still Gain Weight
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Loren Miller Apr 28. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Here's Why Kids Are Still Getting More ObeseIf your kids are overweight,…Continue
Tags: causes, childhood obesity
Pollution kills more than a quarter of babes under five
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Mar 18. 0 Replies 0 Likes
More than a quarter of all children who die before five are killed by pollution!... deaths that year could be attributed to toxic environments. The causes ranged from air, water, and soil…Continue
Tags: child mortality, pollution
How to soothe crying baby
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Joan Denoo Feb 1. 2 Replies 1 Like
Pediatrician Dr. Robert Hamilton shares a secret of the trade in how to calm a crying baby.Continue
Tags: to stop a crying babe
No sandbox is safe
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Grinning Cat Nov 29, 2015. 4 Replies 2 Likes
Cats and Their Brain-Controlling Parasites Are Targeting Your…Continue
Tags: brain parasite, toxoplasmosis, sandboxes
Encourage adequate sleep if child is obese
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Nov 6, 2015. 0 Replies 1 Like
Meta-analysis finds that children who sleep more are much less likely to be obese. For every additional hour of sleep, the risk of obesity was reduced by 21%.…Continue
Good Job, Atheist Parents
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Nov 5, 2015. 0 Replies 1 Like
Religious kids are harsher and less generous than atheist ones, study saysA…Continue
Tags: Atheist children
Elementary school principal's office with Christian symbols unintentionally offers a good analogy
Started by Grinning Cat Nov 4, 2015. 0 Replies 0 Likes
From Friendly Atheist:Texas Primary…Continue
Tags: separation of church and state, religion in public schools, religion in elementary schools
Belgian river polio contamination
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Sep 24, 2015. 0 Replies 0 Likes
If you're in Belgium, take note. Forty five liters of live concentrated polio virus was dumped into the the Lasne and Dyle rivers on September 2nd.…Continue
Tags: GlaxoSmithKline, polio threat
Food supply to collapse by 2040
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Concerned parent Jul 24, 2015. 2 Replies 1 Like
Tags: stop TPP, mass starvation by 2040
Your kids could eat well
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Jun 29, 2015. 0 Replies 1 Like
Parents could banish their children's fussy eating habits by following three simple steps, a new study…Continue
Tags: fussy eating habits
Omega-3 nutrition tied to social/emotional improvements
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner May 15, 2015. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Extra Omega-3s for young children significantly reduced depression and antisocial behavior, and even criminal behavior years later. I'd read a British study in which Omega-3 supplements improved the…Continue
Tags: child depression, child aggression, Omega-3 fatty acid
Live tweets from an abstinence-based "sex ed" class
Started by Grinning Cat Apr 17, 2015. 0 Replies 1 Like
(OK, for not-so-little heathens...) Funny and horrifying -- Alice Dreger, a professor of medical humanities and bioethics, live-tweeted sitting in on her son's abstinence-based "sex education" class,…Continue
Tags: sex ed, abstinence-only, abstinence-based, awesome parents, sex education
Second hand smoke linked to ADHD
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Apr 3, 2015. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Childhood ADHD linked to secondhand smokingChildren exposed to tobacco…Continue
Tags: ADHD, second hand smoke
Peanut consumption in infancy prevents peanut allergy
Started by Grinning Cat Feb 25, 2015. 0 Replies 1 Like
From ScienceDaily:Peanut consumption in infancy prevents peanut allergy, study finds…Continue
Tags: early exposure, peanut allergy, peanuts, allergies, allergy
Hand-washing dishes linked to fewer allergies
Started by Grinning Cat Feb 23, 2015. 0 Replies 1 Like
Tags: exposure, eczema, fermented foods, hay fever, microorganisms
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Comment by HotMess on February 10, 2012 at 12:09pm -
I was O.K. with him until he pulled out the handgun. Now I wonder how much more there is to this story.
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Comment by AgeOfAtheists14 on February 10, 2012 at 7:50am -
ffwd towards last quarter there.. judge away.. (not wise imho)
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Comment by Murtada Abdelrazig on February 2, 2012 at 4:01pm -
parenting in closed Islamic countries desrves Noble price
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Comment by GBM Harper on January 5, 2012 at 10:51am -
I agree with John D. A simple answer will encourage and reward curiosity. Another great response is "What do YOU think the answer is?"
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Comment by Alice on December 14, 2011 at 10:42pm -
zen - cool me too - boys 10, 5 and 2... :)
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Comment by zen on December 14, 2011 at 10:33pm -
Hi all! I am new to AN,so far I am enjoying the page. My hubby and I have three boys eight, three and one :) The area we live in is very religious,it's nice to come to a place (even if that place is online) and feel welcome. I'm looking foreword to getting to know other parents.
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Comment by Alice on December 10, 2011 at 1:11am
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My 5 year old yells out - mum I know where my shoes are, but I just haven't found them yet - he is very creative about aiming to avoid being told off..... :)
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Comment by Steph S. on December 10, 2011 at 12:20am -
Great FeloniousD! Thanks for sharing.
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Comment by FeloniousD on December 10, 2011 at 12:12am -
"Daaaaddyyyyy," my four and a half year old son yelled from his bedroom. I get out of bed to go check on him. It is 9:45 and he has been in bed for 30 minutes.
"You wanna know something terreeble? "
"What is it buddy?"
"Will I die?"
I lay down next to Jake and put my arm around him, "Probably."
"But I don't want to."
"I don't want you to either."
"But I don't want to."
"I love you so much and I'm so happy to be with you"
"You were supposed to open my door when you go to sleep."
"Okay, I'll open it now. Are you ok?"
"Yeah."
"Good night buddy, I love you."
"Good Night."
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Comment by Dawn K on November 27, 2011 at 9:08pm -
Congratulations!
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